Perspectives
This page highlights the diverse voices engaged in conversation surrounding arts learning as a vital part of every student's education. It indexes articles written by or based on interviews with arts learning experts and arts advocates, as well as articles examining Ohio's role as a national leader in promoting arts learning as an essential part of the 21st century curriculum.
April's Perspective
Jakki Nance, Chair, Ohio Arts Council
"Poetry has taught me to love the shape and sound of words."
Index of "Perspectives" Articles
Note: Some articles are also indexed on the Archives page.
Reflections by Advocates and Experts
- Some Compelling Questions by David O'Fallon, President, MacPhail Center for Music. Learn More.
- Successful Arts Integration by Eric Booth. Learn More.
- The Art of Essential Questions (based on an interview with Patricia Stuhr, Chair of The Ohio State University's Art Education Department). Learn More.
- What Leadership Accomplishes (based on an interview with John Eby, Cleveland Municipal Schools). Learn More.
- Arts Can Help Embed Literacy in Students' Culture (based on an interview with David Bloome, Professor of Language, Literacy, and Culture, Ohio State University College of Education). Learn More.
- The Art of Curriculum Connections (based on an interview with Carol Myers). Learn More.
- The Arts: Essential for All Students (based on an interview with visual artist and educator Willis "Bing" Davis). Learn More.
- Sir Ken Robinson: Promoting Creativity an Economic Imperative. Learn More.
- A Partnership Conversation with Marsha Dobrzynski, Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio and Karen M. Clark-Keys, Ph.D., Cleveland Municipal School District. Learn More.
- Time to Lead, by Nancy Pistone, Arts Consultant, Ohio Department of Education. Learn More
Editor: Deborah Vrabel
Contributors/Advisors: Mary Campbell-Zopf, Ohio Arts Council
Nancy Pistone, Ohio Department of Education
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